Performance

Venue	Swan Theatre
Town	Stratford-Upon-Avon
County	Warwickshire
From	9th March 2005
Opened	24th March 2005
To	3rd November 2005
When	Mar 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31, Apr 1, 4, 5, 9, 13, 16, 18, 22, 26, 27, 28, 30, May 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 28, 30, 21, Jun 8, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 25, 29, Jul 8, 13, 14, 30, Aug 1, 10, 11, 16, 17, 23, 24, Sep 5, 6, 14, 15, Oct 5 at 19:30 Mar 24 19:00. Mar 12, 26, Apr 9, 14, 23, May 7, Jun 9, 25, 30, Jul
Prices	From £10.00. To £34.00.
Swan Theatre (V136)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Thomas More

Work:: Thomas More (S890514640)

Written between 1592 and 1595, Shakespeare's 'banned' play, in collaboration with Munday and Chettle, tells of the race riots and dissent in London at the time and Thomas More's attempts to quell the uprising. His pleading for racial harmony begins his rise to political prominence but ultimately leads to his downfall.

Author	Shakespeare
Author	Munday
Author	Chettle

Production:: (T01731280751)

Running time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes including one interval.

Company	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Robert Delamore
Design	Simon Higlett
Lighting	Wayne Dowdeswell
Sound	Mike Compton
Director	Terry King (fight)
Performer	Nigel Cooke (Thomas More)
Performer	Barry Aird (Williamson)
Performer	Teresa Banham (Lady More)
Performer	Michelle Butterly (Doll Williamson)
Performer	Nigel Betts (George Betts)
Performer	Peter Bramhill (Lifter)
Performer	Miranda Colchester (More's daughter)
Performer	Ewen Cummins (Lord Mayor)
Performer	Ian Drysdale (Lincoln)
Performer	Evelyn Duah (Lady Mayoress)
Performer	Jon Foster (Sheriff)
Performer	Geoffrey Freshwater (Sir Roger Shomley / Erasmus)
Performer	Kevin Harvey (Francis de Barde)
Performer	James Hayes (Sir Thomas Palmer)
Performer	David Hinton (Sherwin / Faulkner)
Performer	Michael Jenn (Earl of Surrey)
Performer	Keith Osborn (Suresby)
Performer	Fred Ridgeway (Clown Betts)
Performer	Vinette Robinson (Ladyb Roper)
Performer	Mark Springer (Caveler)
Performer	Julian Stolzenberg (Master Roper)
Performer	Tim Treloar (Earl of Shrewsbury)

Listing:: L1135516404

Production details

Running time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes including one interval.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Special Performances

7 May 05 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)

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